Twenty-four years of
experience in the upstream, oil and gas industry including experience in
engineering, supervision, and project management. Over nine years experience in
environmental engineering and regulatory compliance including five years as an
Air Specialist.
Environmental Consultant,
independent; Sep. 2002 to date
BP America, Inc.; Houston,
TX; Environmental Engineer, Air Specialist - Gulf of Mexico Shelf; Sep. 2000 -
Sep. 2002
Vastar Resources, Inc.;
ARCO Oil and Gas Company/
Vastar Resources, Inc.; Houston, TX; Staff Environmental Coordinator-Onshore
Gulf Coast Area; Mar. 1993 - Mar. 1997
ARCO Oil and Gas Co.;
ARCO British Limited;
ARCO Oil and Gas Co.;
ARCO Oil and Gas Co.;
Prepared over forty air
permits applications (new permits and revisions to existing permits), three
small source exemption applications, and five applications for variance for oil
and gas production facilities in Louisiana, including production facilities,
central separation, dehydration and compression facilities, a storage and barge
loading facility and a gas plant. Made all necessary air emissions
calculations, determined rule applicability and regulatory requirements and
worked to expedite DEQ approvals. Reviewed permit conditions with operations
personnel and coordinated completion of any initial stack testing requirements.
Prepared five standard
exemption registrations and a standard permit application for oil and gas
production facilities in
Prepared, submitted and
gained approval for Title V permits for two central separation and production
facilities in Louisiana, a gas plant in Louisiana, a central dehydration and
compression facility in Oklahoma, and a central dehydration and compression
facility on Indian lands (EPA jurisdiction) in Colorado. Managed the
preparation of seven additional and similar Title V permits for facilities in
Made recommendations and
gained approval for emissions controls to achieve surrogate minor status for
four faculties in
Prepared application and
gained certification for 560 TPY of NOx Emission Reduction Credits in the
Beaumont-Port Arthur non-attainment area. Negotiated the sale of these credits,
making Vastar Resources‘ entire Safety, Health, an Environmental Group a net
profit generator for 1998.
Prepared and submitted over
twenty annual emissions inventories for facilities in
Managed the fugitive
monitoring programs at two gas plants in
Managed the collection and
submittal to the MMS of GOADS (Gulf-wide Offshore Activities Data System) data
for BP’s portfolio of over 250
Managed BP’s emissions
reporting and greenhouse gas reduction initiative for all of their
Prepared Risk Management
Plans as required by 40 CFR 68 for two gas plants in
Prepared application for
minor permits to remove two vessels with asbestos containing insulation.
Managed the final removal of one of these vessels. Prepared minor permits for
landfarming of hydrocarbon contaminated soil at two sites in
Prepared a stormwater plan
for a oil and gas production facility in
Prepared OPA ’90 Spill
Response Plans as required by the U.S. Coast Guard, the DoT (RSPA), and the EPA
for a separation, storage and barge loading facility in
Revised the Barge Loading
Manual for a separation, storage, and barge loading facility in
Prepared application for
renewal of a state NPDES permit for a facility in
Prepared or made revisions
to over ten SPCC plans for oil and gas facilities in
Gained RRC approval for a
modification to a permit for an injection well at a gas treating facility to
allow for the injection of waste DEA solution.
Prepared Environmental
Compliance Systems for twenty oil and gas fields, three gas plants, and one
storage and barge loading facility, including facilities in
Prepared staff briefing
documents and conducted training on topics including: standard air permits for
oil and gas facilities in Texas, annual air emissions inventory requirements for
five states, oil and gas MACT rule, guidelines for monitoring and maintenance
of emissions controls, determination of potential to emit for facilities in
Texas, upset and maintenance reporting requirements for eight states, and the
Risk Management Plan rule.
Developed calculation and
report templates for all routine oil and gas facility emissions sources
(engines, tanks, loading, fugitives, etc.) for an (OpsAir) air emissions data
base.
Participated in due
diligence reviews for over five oil and gas fields, three gas plant, and a
storage and barge loading terminal.
Society of Petroleum
Engineers